Great Britain at the 1968 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Great Britain at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Flag of the United Kingdom
IOC code	GBR
NOC	British Olympic Association
in Grenoble
Competitors	38 (28 men, 10 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearers	Robin Dixon (opening) Gina Hathorn (closing)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. Great Britain did not win any medals at these games, the highest finish was fourth in Alpine Skiing.

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
David Borradaile	Downhill					2:17.31	56
Luke O'Reilly						2:10.99	50
Ian Todd						2:10.00	44
Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson						2:05.43	25
Ian Todd	Giant Slalom	1:59.66	66	1:57.81	55	3:57.47	60
Julian Vasey		1:59.44	64	2:00.29	62	3:59.73	62
Luke O'Reilly		1:56.25	57	1:57.77	53	3:54.02	54
Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson		1:53.24	47	1:51.06	24	3:44.20	35

Men's slalom

Athlete	Heat 1		Heat 2		Final
Athlete	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time 1	Rank	Time 2	Rank	Total	Rank
Julian Vasey	56.02	4	1:00.24	2	did not advance
Luke O'Reilly	54.35	4	56.61	2	did not advance
Ian Todd	57.53	4	57:58	2	did not advance
Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson	54.35	3	56.14	1 QF	54.19	36	1:06.93	32	2:01.12	30

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Divina Galica	Downhill					1:49.39	32
Helen Jamieson						1:48.03	26
Gina Hathorn						1:44.36	15
Felicity Field						1:42.79	6
Helen Jamieson	Giant Slalom					2:02.99	30
Gina Hathorn						2:00.80	26
Felicity Field						2:00.55	24
Divina Galica						1:56.58	8
Divina Galica	Slalom	DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Diana Tomkinson		48.31	28	52.62	22	1:40.93	23
Felicity Field		44.41	17	48.97	14	1:33.38	14
Gina Hathorn		41.84	5	46.08	4	1:27.92	4

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 1968 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Time	Penalties	Adjusted time	Rank
20 km	Marcus Halliday	1'23:40.5	19	1'42:40.5	59
	Alan Notley	1'25:23.1	7	1'32:23.1	44
	Frederick Andrew	1'22:21.3	7	1'29:21.3	36
	Roger Bean	1'19:07.5	5	1'24:07.5	16

One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.

Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Misses	Time	Rank
Marcus Halliday Alan Notley Peter Tancock Frederick Andrew	9	2'34:40.9	12

A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.

Bobsleigh

Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1968 Winter Olympics

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
GBR-1	Tony Nash Robin Dixon	Two-man	1:10.57	3	1:11.60	5	1:11.77	8	1:11.22	3	4:45.16	5
GBR-2	John Blockey Mike Freeman	Two-man	1:12.06	13	1:12.25	11	1:13.79	19	1:13.17	16	4:51.27	15

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
GBR-1	Tony Nash Guy Renwick Robin Widdows Robin Dixon	Four-man	1:10.45	4	1:08.39	9	2:18.84	8
GBR-2	John Blockey John Brown Tim Thorn Mike Freeman	Four-man	1:11.52	15	1:08.67	12	2:20.19	14

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
15 km	Peter Tancock	57:31.1	59
15 km	Victor Dakin	56:49.9	58

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Haig Oundjian	19	13	1639.5	154	17
Michael Williams	15	15	1650.9	147	15

Women

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Frances Waghorn	22	28	1557.2	211	24
Patricia Dodd	9	27	1634.6	140	15
Sally-Anne Stapleford	7	17	1680.9	105	11

Pairs

Athletes	SP	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Linda Bernard Raymond Wilson	18	18	251.2	160	18

Luge

Main article: Luge at the 1968 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Total
Athlete	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
James Manclark	1:02.99	41	1:03.12	41	1:01.83	40	3:07.94	40
Richard Liversedge	1:02.83	40	1:02.81	39	1:01.40	36	3:07.04	39

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	David Bodington	DNF	–
	Geoff Stockdale	42.1	26
	John Tipper	41.5	19
1500 m	David Bodington	2:19.1	53
	Geoff Stockdale	2:15.6	43
	John Tipper	2:12.4	28
5000 m	John Blewitt	7:59.8	27

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
1000 m	Patricia Tipper	1:46.5	29
3000 m	Patricia Tipper	5:49.0	26

References

Great Britain at the Olympics

Summer Olympic Games	1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winter Olympic Games	1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Intercalated Games	1906

Great Britain hosted the 1908, 1948, and 2012 Summer Olympics.

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